Trivia / The Gene Autry Show

• The Danza: With both Gene Autry and Pat Buttram, though not always the case with Pat (see You Look Familiar below).
• Fatal Method Acting: Near miss example. While filming the episode The Peacemaker, Pat Buttram was nearly killed when a prop cannon exploded, wounding him in his chest and stomach, severing an artery in his leg and nearly blowing his chin off. Fortunately Gene Autry flew in a doctor to operate on Buttram before the ambulance arrived.
• Real-Life Relative: Pat Buttram's wife, Sheila Ryan, appeared as a frequent Girl of the Week throughout the show's run.
• You Look Familiar: Throughout the first season, Pat Buttram wasn't always The Danza sidekick to Gene - in some episodes, he goes by the names of Pat Jensen, Patrick Smith, and even Hap Wallace; it wasn't until the second season that Pat became a permanent Danza.

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